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Accidents - Electric lighting equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:89Face:60
Lower Leg:5Hand:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/16/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment, Light bulbs
HIT HEAD AND FACE ON LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME AT 1145, GLASS GLOBE ON LIGH T BROKE AND CUT LEFT SCALP. DX LACERATION OF SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE DID YO-YO EFFECT HITTING PT IN BACK OF HEAD.DX SCAL P LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
CUT LOWER LEG ON LAMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electric lighting equipment
TRAUMA (R) EYELID, PT PUSHED BY A FRIEND INTO A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
PATIENT CUT HAND ON METAL PIECE OF SHOP LIGHT AT HOME; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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